Phifer Insect Screen
Which Insect Screen should I use?
One of our most common questions asked is "Which Insect Screen is right for me?" or "Which screen is best for my porch?". And the answer is simple, its just takes a few seconds to understand the difrerence between the different catagories of Insect Screen. Click the links below to be taken to individual product pages where detailed charecteristics and ordering are options.
The laterst trend over the past few years is High Visibility Insect Screen. Insect Screen that when you put it up and step back its hardly noticible. All High Visibility is Black Coated. Your eyes see through Black Screen better than any other color. Not all black screen is high visibility but all high visibility is black. Products that are high visibility:
UltraVue - An innovative Insect Screen with a great view. For window screens and sliding & swinging doors, this mesh is woven from refined yarns that improve the screens openness, making visibility sharper and more brilliant. Better air flow and amazing visibility compared to standard fiberglass insect screen.
BetterVue - This was the first improved visibility insect screen introduced into the market. Bettervue maximized the view by making things sharper and more brilliant. Betttervue has better strenght than Ultravue making it ideal when visibility meets the need for strength. BetterVue insect screen can be used in window screens, patios, deck, and pool enclosures. BetterVue Insect Screen is the perfect balance between, visibility, strenght and price.
SeeVue - Stainelss Steel Insect Screen offers improved visibility over other screeing products. Seevue keeps harmful insects out while allowing superior air flow and tensile strenght. SeeVue is safe for pressure treated luber and coastal regions. This product offers great curb appeal and is east to clean.
Tiny Insect Screen - The only aluminum screen specifically designed to STOP no-see-ums. This Insect Screen provides outstanding visibility & air flow. This Insect Screen is ideal for decks, patios, windows and doors. This Insect Screen is both a High Visibility and No-See-Um Insect Screen.
Insect Screen to STOP No-See-Ums
Many places around the country have problems with No-See-Ums, Black Flies, Midgies, Sand Flies & Punkies. Found mostly in aquatic areas, theese insects are small enough to pass through traditional insect screen mesh. Thankful for many we have 4 products specifically designed to Stop these Tiny Insects.
20x20 Mesh Fiberglass - This vinyl coated fiberglass insect screen is a tightly woven mesh designed to STOP tiny insects. No-See-Um screen provides air ventilation and some daytime privacy. Ideal for Pool enclosures, patios, decks, windows and swinging & sliding screen doors.
Tuff Screen No-See-Um - This vinyl coated polyester insect screen is atightly woven mesh that also provides air ventilation, some daytime privacy while maintaining strenth and duribility of Pet Resistant Insect Screen. Ideal for Pool enclosures, patios, decks, windows and swinging & sliding screen doors
Tiny Insect Screen - The only aluminum screen specifically designed to STOP no-see-ums. This Insect Screen provides outstanding visibility & air flow. This Insect Screen is ideal for decks, patios, window screens and swinging and sliding screen doors. This Insect Screen is both a High Visibility and No-See-Um Insect Screen.
Solar Insect Screen 20x30 - 20x30 .015 Vinyl coated fiberglass is a 3 in 1 screen. It works as a Insect Screen with aperatures small enought to STOP No-See-Ums, Tighly woven to provide day time privacy, and a 65% block to act as a Solar Screen. Ideal for patios, decks, window screens and swinging & sliding screen doors.
So many of us have Pets and require a screen strong enought to withstand our fluffy friends. Pet Resistant Insect Screen meets the needs of pet owners by resisting tears and punctures caused by dogs and cats. Made strong vinyl coated polyester yarns, Pet Screening is stronger that traditional insect screen and is ideal in heavy wear, high traffic areas.
Pet Screen - 7x Stronger than traditional Insect Screen Pet Screen is ideal for areas where animals like cats and dogs scratch, climb and attempt to exit screened rooms and porches. Pet Screen is ideal in applications like decks, patios, window screens and swinging & sliding screen doors.
Tuff Screen - Tuff Screen is one of the most advanced screen mesh products on the market today. Ideal where added strength is required. Tuff Screen can provide protection from Golf Balls, wind damage and other debris. Tuff Screen is ideal for Pool enclosures, Decks, Patios, Window Screens and Swinging & Sliding Screen doors.
Tuff Screen No-See-Um - This vinyl coated polyester insect screen is atightly woven mesh that also provides air ventilation, some daytime privacy while maintaining strenth and duribility of Pet Resistant Insect Screen. Ideal for Pool enclosures, patios, decks, windows and doors. This product Stops No-See-Ums and is ideal when strength and insect control is required.
Solar Screening - in some areas of the country where heat gain through winodws can become a impossible to live with, a complete line of solar screeing options are avaiable. Perfect for makiing solar screens these fabrics range from sun block of 65% - 90%. Many of these products are ideal for both solar screens and roller shades.
Suntex 80 - Suntex 80 is a vinyl covered polyester Pet Resisitant solar screen fabric. Its ideal application is for exterior solar screens and can reduce heat gain through windows upto 80%. Suntex 80 is also ideal for roller shades and applications where duribility and sun control are required.
Suntex 90 - is also a pet resistant vinyl coated polyester screen designed for maximum sun control. This 90% density material is ideal for Solar Screens when maximum sun block is required. This screen is ideal for Solar Screens and roller shades. This product is ideal when strength and duribilty requirements meet the need for maximum sun block.
Suntex 90 Design - combines a design-oriented look with performance of traditional Suntex 90. Providing both sun protection and day time privacy, Suntex 90 Design offers stylish options to meet you sun control needs. Suntex 90 Design is perfect for solar screens and roller shades.
Suntex 95 - Blocks up to 95% of the suns heat. This exterior shading fabric is perfect for any outdoor application, whether for sunshades, roller shades or window awnings. Suntex 95 is 126" x 30 yards only.
Super Solar Screen - The Ultimate in shading protection. Super Solar offers the ultimate in shading protection by blocking 90% of the suns heat. This product also offers graet daytime privacy and is primarily used in Solar Screen and some roller shade applications. Super Solar comes in two varieties, 42x25 Super Solar and 40x40 mesh Super Solar Plus.
SunScreen - SunScreen absorbs and disapaites up to 70% of the suns heat and glare before it reaches your window. Sunscreen is easlily installed as a solar screen but this products works nicely on decks and patios as a privacy screen.
Solar Insect Screen 20x30 - 20x30 .015 Vinyl coated fiberglass is a 3 in 1 screen. It works as a Insect Screen with aperatures small enought to STOP No-See-Ums, Tighly woven to provide day time privacy, and a 65% block to act as a Solar Screen. Ideal for patios, decks, window screens and swinging & sliding screen doors.
Is rust and corrosion resistant, easy to install and suitable for most door and window applications. The strong aluminum wires are rigid ennough to maintain its shade during fabrication. This insect screen comes in three colors, Brite, Charcoal & Black. Aluminum Screen is ideal in areas where insects and bugs like grasshoppers eat the vinyl on fiberglass Insect Screen. Aluminum Screen is also a nice astecic option for decks and patios.
Black Aluminum - offers the best outward visibility available in a standard aluminum screen. Produced with a electrodeposition paint system, black aluminum insect screen has a premium coating that is durable and has excellent weathering characteristics.
Charcoal Aluminum - Vista Weave - is coated with a rich charcoal electrodepostion paint that helps reduce glare. This finish gives an architectural pleasing appearance.
Brite Kote Aluminum - is the traditional screeing product for the fenestration markets. The finish is uniform and makes for easy fabrication into window screens, door and porch screen.
Tiny Insect Screen - The only aluminum screen specifically designed to STOP no-see-ums. This Insect Screen provides outstanding visibility & air flow. This Insect Screen is ideal for decks, patios, windows and doors. This Insect Screen is both a High Visibility and No-See-Um Insect Screen.
Fiberglass Insect Screen - is the traditional screen choice for most window screens, decks, patios and pool enclosures across the United States. Fiberglass Insect Screen is easily fabricated into screens for all applications. Fiberglass insect screen comes in different weaves and yard thicknesses for pool enclosures to window screens.
18x14 Pool & Patio Fiberglass - is much stronger than standard 18x16 window screen. 18x14 is ideal for pool enclosures and large openings such as a screened porch. 18x14 is designed where extra strength is required.
20x20 Mesh Fiberglass - This vinyl coated fiberglass insect screen is a tightly woven mesh designed to STOP tiny insects. No-See-Um screen provides air ventilation and some daytime privacy. Ideal for Pool enclosures, patios, decks, windows and swinging & sliding screen doors.
18x16 Standard Mesh Fiberglass - This standard fiberglass screen is the mesh applied in most windows and doors. Easily fabricated, this high quality standard mesh is the perfect insect screening in the fenestration industry.
UltraVue - An innovative Insect Screen with a great view. For window screens and sliding & swinging doors, this mesh is woven from refined yarns that improve the screens openness, making visibility sharper and more brilliant. Better air flow and amazing visibility compared to standard fiberglass insect screen.
BetterVue - This was the first improved visibility insect screen introduced into the market. Bettervue maximized the view by making things sharper and more brilliant. Betttervue has better strenght than Ultravue making it ideal when visibility meets the need for strength. BetterVue insect screen can be used in window screens, patios, deck, and pool enclosures. BetterVue Insect Screen is the perfect balance between, visibility, strenght and price.
Other arcitectural Insect Screen with unique charectoristics.
Brite Bronze Copper Screen - is 90% Copper and 10% zinc. This screen weathers to a dark beautiful dark bronze finish. A Metal screen that resists corrosion. Bronze Insect Screen is ideal for unique architectural accents. Excellent choice for inland and coastal regions.
Galvanized Insect Screen - Extra strength steel wire is stronger than aluminum in every application. Galvanized Insect Screen is perfect when you require extra strenght with good dduribility. Much stronger than aluminum or fiberglass.
Pollen Screen - Respilon pollen screen offers advanced protection for home, office or business. The 3 layer membrane provides duribility and protection against small particles. This screen stops smog, dust, ash, pollen and rain.
